Touch Research Institute

The first sensory input in life comes from the
sense of touch while a baby is still in the womb, and touch continues to be the
primary means of learning about the world throughout infancy and well into
childhood. Touch is critical for children's growth, development and health, as
well as for adults' physical and mental well-being. Yet, the American society
is dangerously touch-deprived.

Contents

Touch Hunger

Touch as Communication

Touch in Development

Touch Deprivation

Touch Messages to the Brain

Touch Therapies

Infant Massage

Massage Therapy for Children,
Adolescents and Adults

Touch and Massage in Early Child Development

Tiffany Field

2004
Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute, L.L.C

This book is a groundbreaking
compilation of studies on the power of touch in growth and development. Today,
a growing body of research around the world shows that human touch is a
powerful contributor to infants’ ability to thrive and grow. The studies in
this book establish a powerful case for touch, and they remind us that in this
high technology world, there is still room for low technology therapies that
can increase health and happiness of infants and families around the world.

·Optimizing Growth and Bone Mass in Premature Infants: Are Diet and
Physical Movement the Answers?

·Effects of
Massage on Sleep, Relaxation and Well-Being

·Massage Therapy and Sleep-Wake Rhythms in the Neonate

·Massage, Relaxation and Well-being: A Possible Role for Oxytocin
as an Integrative Principle?

·Massage
Therapy for Orphans and Pediatric Problems

·Massage Therapy With Preterm Infants and Children With Chronic
Illnesses

·Massage Therapy Effects on Illness Symptoms in Infants Living in
Ecuadorian Orphanages

·Massage Therapy for Pediatric Problems

Touch Therapy

Tiffany Field

Churchill Livingstone ·Harcourt Brace-2000

This book focuses on recent research on touch
therapy in promoting wellness and healing. Research is reviewed on the effects
of massage therapy on growth and development, stress reduction, pain relief,
immune function and auto-immune disorders.

Contents

Introduction

Enhancing growth

Pain reduction during painful
procedures and chronic pain syndromes

Enhancing attentiveness

Alleviating depression and
anxiety

Auto-immune disorders

Immune disorders

Massage Therapy Research

Tiffany Field

2006
Elsevier Health Sciences

This book examines the practical applications of
important massage therapy research findings. Each chapter of this comprehensive
resource provides a clear and authoritative review of what is reliably known
about the effects of touch for a variety of clinical conditions such as
depression, pain management, movement problems and functioning of the immune
system. Coverage also includes the benefits of massage to specific populations
such as pregnant women, neonates, infants, and adolescents. This book is
suitable for massage therapists aromatherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths,
physical therapists, and nurses, etc.

Contents

Massage Therapy Research
Methods

Reducing Prematurity

Enhancing Growth and
Development

Increasing Attentiveness

Decreasing Depression and
Aggression

Improving Neuromuscular
Function

Movement Studies

Pain Reduction

Enhancing Immune Function

Complementary and Alternative Therapies Research

Tiffany Field

2009 American Psychological Association (APA)

This book describes
the most common complementary and alternative therapies that have empirical
support from peer-reviewed journals and provides guidance on which therapies
have been most useful for which psychological and medical issues. In addition,
Tiffany Field documents the positive emotional, behavioral, physiological, and
biochemical effects of these therapies as well as proposed mechanisms of
change.Information is provided on how
complementary and alternative therapies can be used in conjunction with
traditional therapies. Although focused primarily on adults the book offers
data and guidance on pediatric populations as well. Information on the training
and credentials of complementary and alternative therapy practitioners is
provided as well as contact information for professional associations so
psychotherapists can have confidence in making referrals. The information is
easily accessible to graduate students and medical students as well as novice
and seasoned clinicians and researchers.

Contents

·Combining
Complementary Therapies with Psychotherapy

·Origins of
Complementary and Alternative Therapies

·Massage
Therapy, Acupressure, and Reflexology

·Acupuncture

·Tai Chi and
Chi Gong

·Yoga and
Pilates

·Exercise

·Music
Therapy

·Aromatherapy

·Progressive
Muscle Relaxation

·Imagery

·Hypnosis

·Biofeedback

·Meditation

·Complementary
and Alternative Therapies in Pediatric Populations

Infancy

Tiffany Field

1990
Harvard University Press

In this book Tiffany Field
provides a readable account of our current knowledge about infant development.
She looks at the emergence of sensorimotor and cognitive skills which plays an
important role in social and emotional development in the months following
birth as the infant experiences the world. She also reviews the literature on
infants in nursery and daycare programs, countering negative assessments with
studies that show an enhancement of infants’ social interaction in good care
settings. In the concluding chapter she pays particular attention to infants at
risk because of disease, maternal drug use, prematurity and maternal depression
and describes possible intervention strategies.

Contents

·Studying
Infants

·Before and After
Birth

·Motor
Development and Learning

·Emotions,
Interactions and Attachments

·Peer
Interactions and Daycare

·Infants at
Risk

The Amazing Infant

Tiffany
Field

2006 Blackwell Publishers

Tiffany Field, world renowned infant development
scholar, writes an engaging and comprehensive book that collects and reviews
the latest findings in the field, exploring cutting edge research and
contemporary theories about infant development. This is an engaging and
accessible book that integrates research, theory and real life experiences and
practices to provide a closer look at how infancy research is conducted. It
features illustrative photos and data graphs covering research from recent
years. It also draws on recent advances in neuroscience to examine the progress
made in the areas of prenatal and cognitive development.

Contents

How we conduct infancy research

Being a fetus (Prenatal Growth
and Development

Coming into the world (The
Perinatal Period)

Being in tune with the world
(The Early Senses)

Body-Talk with Parents and
Others (Social Development)

Being Emotional and
Temperamental (Emotional and Personality Development)

Moving Around in the World and
Making Objects Do Things and Things Happen (Motor and Cognitive
Development)

Finally Using Words (Language
Development)

Taking Turns with Peers (More
Social Development)

Children A to Z

Tiffany Field

2009
Xlibris

Parents often feel the need to
consult a reference book regarding problems their children are experiencing. In
the book Children A to Z Tiffany Field has reviewed recent research on
childhood issues from A to Z.This book
is an encyclopedia-like book that reviews recent research on children’s medical
and behavioral problems. The volume Children A to Z is organized alphabetically for the reader’s easy access and its entries are based
on current research data.

Contents

·Accidents

·Aggression

·AIDS
(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

·Allergies

·Anger

·Anxiety

·Apnea

·Asthma

·Attachment

·Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder

And many more

Heartbreak

Tiffany Field

2009
Xlibris

In this book Tiffany Field
reviews studies on the heartbreak phenomenon as well as various therapies for heartbreak in
addition to chapters on recovery, forgiveness and finding love again. Also
included are several writing exercises for recovering and quotes from
recommended books.